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Article XIII of the Idaho Constitution is entitled Immigration and Labor. It has eight sections.

Section 1

Text of Section 1:

Bureau of Immigration - Commissioner

There
shall be established a bureau of immigration, labor and statistics, which shall be
under the charge of a commissioner of immigration, labor and statistics, who shall
be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate. The
commissioner shall hold his office for two years, and until his successor shall have
been appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed. The commissioner shall
collect information upon the subject of labor, its relation to capital, the hours of
labor and the earnings of laboring men and women, and the means of promoting
their material, social, intellectual and moral prosperity. The commissioner shall
annually make a report in writing to the governor of the state of the information
collected and collated by him, and containing such recommendations as he may
deem calculated to promote the efficiency of the bureau.[1]

Section 2

Text of Section 2:

Protection and Hours of Labor

Not more than
eight (8) hours actual work shall constitute a lawful day’s work, on all state and
municipal works, and the legislature shall pass laws to provide for the health and
safety of the employees in factories, smelters, mines and ore reduction works.[1]

Section 3

Section 4

The employment
of children under the age of fourteen (14) years in underground mines is prohibited.[1]

Section 5

Text of Section 5:

Aliens Not to Be Employed on Public Work

No
person, not a citizen of the United States, or who has not declared his intention to
become such, shall be employed upon, or in connection with, any state or municipal
works.[1]

Section 6

Text of Section 6:

Mechanics' Liens to Be Provided

The legislature
shall provide by proper legislation for giving to mechanics, laborers, and material
men an adequate lien on the subject matter of their labor.[1]

Section 7

Text of Section 7:

Boards of Arbitration

The legislature may establish
boards of arbitration whose duty it shall be to hear and determine all differences and
controversies between laborers and their employers which may be submitted to them
in writing by all the parties. Such boards of arbitration shall possess all the powers
and authority in respect to administering oaths, subpoenaing witnesses, and
compelling their attendance, preserving order during the sittings of the board,
punishing for contempt, and requiring the production of papers and writings, and all
other powers and privileges, in their nature applicable, conferred by law on justices
of the peace.[1]

Section 8

Text of Section 8:

Duties and Compensation of Commissioner

The
commissioner of immigration, labor and statistics shall perform such duties and
receive such compensation as may be prescribed by law.[1]